Norton is a city in Summit and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 11,523 at the 2000 census.

Norton, a grape cultivar believed to be largely derived from Vitis aestivalis, is grown in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic States. Norton was first cultivated in Richmond, Virginia and is the official grape of the State of Missouri and is considered the cornerstone of the Missouri wine industry.

Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade".Holliday, Bob, Norton Story, Patrick Stephens, 1972, p.11. By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines.

Having completed my epic journey in honour of yesterdays hobbit day I couldn’t wait to get back again and have a little celebration. But when I arrived at my little hobbit home there was no party in sight. There wasn’t even anyone around, so I went off to investigate.

And guess what…I found Uncle “Samwise” sleeping in a corner with lots of cookie crumbs all around him. While I had to battle the creatures of Mordor he had delved into my secret elf cookie stash! When questioned he mumbled something about them having been planted there which was clearly a lie and I had no choice but to administer a little thwacking.

Which in hindsight was a bit of a mistake because it left me to do all the cleaning up!

Sigh.

Norton

1964 Norton Atlas. I got a speeding ticket on this bike before I was born! Well...I was there but, my dad was driving, my mom on the back, 6 months pregnant.